Lamps Plus

Lamps Plus, Inc. is a privately held corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells portable lighting, fixture lighting, furniture, home décor items and a variety of other related products. Its worldwide headquarters is located in the Chatsworth district of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.

Lamps Plus
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded 1976 (1976-MM)
Headquarters
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
Number of locations
37
ProductsLighting and Home Furnishings
OwnerDennis Swanson
Number of employees
1,500
Websitewww.lampsplus.com
Lamps Plus store Beaverton, OR

Background

The company was founded in 1976 in Los Angeles by President and CEO Dennis Swanson and his wife, Chief Creative Officer Manja Swanson. The first store was located in North Hollywood, California, and was both a manufacturing and a retail space. From lamp design and manufacture, the company moved into retail and is now a full multi-channel retailer and the largest specialty lighting company in the United States. Lamps Plus opened its corporate headquarters in Chatsworth, California. Lamps Plus maintains a professional trade division, a hospitality division, international offices and manufacturing plants, and its website was picked as one of the top 50 retail websites by Internet Retailer magazine in 2004. The company has made the top 200 of the list every year it has been published. The company was the first U.S. retailer to offer the option for customers to text store associates with inquiries without requiring an app.[1] The company and Dennis Swanson hold several patents for lighting design, including a torchiere floor lamp design with two adjustable side lights and a lamp having a low light level replaceable bulb. Dennis Swanson has also served as past President of the American Lighting Association.

Originally the company was called Lamps R Us but had to change it on a request from Toys "Я" Us.[2]

In 2016, the company had a data breach of employee data which lead to a class action lawsuit. In Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, the U.S. Supreme court ruled that the company could compel the employees to settle through individual arbitration based on their employment contract.[3]

Products
  • July 2020: Lamps Plus also launched a new range of lighting fixtures that provide customers with a variety of unique style designs on metal pendant lights and chandeliers. The line Giclee Gallery uses concept wraps on metal fixtures.[4]

Partnerships

The company has worked with a number of industry designers and personalities, including industrial pattern designer Stacy Garcia, Kathy Ireland, furniture and lighting designer Sergio Orozco, lighting designer Robert Sonneman, Romero Britto and the Los Angeles pop artist, Ragnar.

Awards and recognition

Patents
Patent NumberIssue Date
6916108July 12, 2005
6860619March 1, 2005
6264350July 24, 2001
5997160December 7, 1999
5620247April 15, 1997
5567043October 22, 1996
5330323July 19, 1994

References
  1. "Lamps Plus Unveils App-Less Texting". RIS News. March 13, 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. "Lamps R'nt Us Anymore". Los Angeles Times. May 5, 1985. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  3. Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela, No. 17-988, 587 U.S. ___, 139 S. Ct. 1407, 1415 (2019).
  4. "Lamps Plus Adds New Customizable Lighting Line". homeworldbusiness. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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